James C. Fortenberry (1917 - 1981)

Born 18 Sep 1917 in Mississippi, United States

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Biography

James C Fortenberry was born on Sep 18, 1917 in Mississippi, USA as the second child of Rufus Cleveland Fortenberry and Hettie Ruth McWilliams.

He had seven siblings, namely: Grover Delton, Martha Earline, Wessie Pauline, Ernest Cleveland Sr, Myrtis Virginia, Audell Clevey, and Joseph Edward.

He died on Dec 07, 1981 (Age at Death: 64). ^[1]

James C Fortenberry lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 2 2/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 22; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). Race: (White)

He served in the military between Nov 21, 1941–Nov 15, 1945 (Age: 24; US Army). ^[1]

He was buried in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Lakewood Memorial Park). ^{[2] [3]}

James C Fortenberry was married to Johnnie Warren. ^[2]

James Fortenberry ^[2]

Clarion-Ledger, 09 Dec 1981, Wed, Page 16

Services for James C. Fortenberry, 64, are 11 a.m. today at Lakeover Church of God with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park.

He is survived by his wife, Johnnie Warren Fortenberry, two sons, James O. Fortenberry of Forest and David Fortenberry of Florence; two daughters, Mary Barnes of Florence and Jo A. Crouch of Grenada; his mother, Ruth Fortenberry of Brandon; two brothers, Cecil Fortenberry and Joe E. Fortenberry, both of Magee; four sisters, Mrs. W.P. Blair of Tylertown., Mrs. Hollis Blair of Panola, Mrs. A.L. Carpenter of Brandon and Mrs. Frank Tarver of Jackson; and nine grandchildren.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), www.ancestry.com, Record for James Fortenberry. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2441&h=343278&indiv=try. Name: James Fortenberry Gender: Male Birth Date: 18 Sep 1917 Death Date: 7 Dec 1981 SSN: xxx Branch 1: ARMY Enlistment Date 1: 21 Nov 1941 Release Date 1: 15 Nov 1945
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Obituary for James C Fortenberry Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 09 Dec 1981, Wed, Page 16
3. ↑ Findagrave James C. Fortenberry

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J596-V48 : 20 May 2014), James Fortenberry, Dec 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMVC-W8C : 5 December 2014), James C Fortenberry, enlisted 08 Nov 1941, Cp Shelby, Mississippi, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-75C : accessed 27 February 2016), James Fortenberry in household of Clide Fortenberry, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-9, sheet 22B, family 359, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MD-YH7 : accessed 27 February 2016), James C Fortenberry in entry for Rufus E Fortenberry, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-9G5 : accessed 27 February 2016), James C Fortenberry in household of Cleveland Fortenberry, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 20B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,893.